David Porter, a three-time Grammy Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame member, has penned and/or produced some of the most quintessential songs in music history, including 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On, I’m Comin’ by Sam & Dave, 'B-A-B-Y' by Carla Thomas, 'Your Good Thing (Is About to End)' by Mable John, 'So I Can Love You' and 'Show Me How' by The Emotions. He has chronicled his creative journey with writing partner Isaac Hayes and his stellar career at Southern soul stronghold Stax Records in the new memoir. On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, he sat down for an insightful Q&A with Jimmy Jam, one-half of the Grammy-winning songwriting/production duo with Terry Lewis, at Evergreen Studios in Burbank, Calif. The special occasion brought out a who’s who in the music industry, including music icons Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, Earth, Wind & Fire original member Ralph Johnson, and singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett.
David Porter , a three-time Grammy Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame member, has penned and/or produced some of the most quintessential songs in music history, including 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On, I’m Comin’ by Sam & Dave, 'B-A-B-Y' by Carla Thomas, 'Your Good Thing (Is About to End)' by Mable John, 'So I Can Love You' and 'Show Me How' by The Emotions.
He has chronicled his creative journey with writing partner Isaac Hayes and his stellar career at Southern soul stronghold Stax Records in the new memoir. On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, he sat down for an insightful Q&A with Jimmy Jam, one-half of the Grammy-winning songwriting/production duo with Terry Lewis, at Evergreen Studios in Burbank, Calif.
The special occasion brought out a who’s who in the music industry, including music icons Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, Earth, Wind & Fire original member Ralph Johnson, and singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett. David Porter enthralled the audience with first-hand recollections about growing up in music mecca Memphis, singing in church, and hanging out with childhood friends Maurice White and Booker T. Jones.
He also spoke about his start as a songwriter at then-fledgling Stax Records and his collaborations with other Stax luminaries including Otis Redding, William Bell, and Rufus Thomas. Over the course of his more than six decades in music, Porter has heard his songs sampled by Mariah Carey, Notorious B.I. G., Will Smith, and Wu-Tang Clan. One anecdote that especially resonated with the audience was his recounting of what led to the creation of Stax's immortal soul sound
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